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Patients already prescribed angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers should continue taking their medications

Statement Addresses Concerns About Heart Meds and COVID-19

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Patients advised to continue ACE inhibitors/ARBs after researcher posits risk for severe COVID-19 infection
Radiology departments have been implementing policies to ensure preparedness for the coronavirus 2019 pandemic

COVID-19 Preparedness for Radiology Departments Outlined

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Preparedness includes early detection and limiting exposure of health care workers, hospital employees
Patients with coronavirus 2019 frequently have digestive symptoms

Digestive Symptoms Reported for About Half of COVID-19 Patients

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Likelihood of being cured, discharged higher for patients without versus with digestive symptoms
In the United States

U.S. Seniors at Higher Risk for Severe Illness, Death With COVID-19

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Twenty-nine percent of COVID-19 cases with known age were 20 to 44 years old
Employing internationally educated nurses does not negatively impact interprofessional collaboration between nurses or between nurses and doctors in U.S. hospital units

Staff Collaboration Not Lowered by Internationally Trained Nurses

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Higher levels of internationally trained nurses in U.S. hospital units do not hamper staff collaboration
There may not be enough ventilators in the United States to cope with the number of novel coronavirus patients who will require them due to pneumonia and other serious respiratory problems

U.S. May Not Have Enough Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients

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About 960,000 COVID-19 patients may need to be put on ventilators at some point
The flu drug favipiravir is "clearly effective" in treating patients with the novel coronavirus

Chinese Researchers Say Flu Drug Effective Against COVID-19

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Scientists believe that favipiravir blocks the coronavirus from replicating in the body
Based on countries with identified cases of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) originating in Iran

COVID-19 Epidemic in Iran Likely to Be Substantial

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Estimated 18,300 COVID-19 cases in Iran had to have occured to observe reported internationally exported cases
In 2019

Most Mass Shooting Events Occur Close to Nontrauma Centers

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About half of all events occurred more than 10 miles from a pediatric trauma center
Chest computed tomography has a low rate of misdiagnosis of novel coronavirus

Common Features on Chest CT May Aid Diagnosis of COVID-19

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Among first COVID-19 patients in China, chest CT missed only 4 percent of diagnoses